People & Institutions

Karim al-Tamimi

كريم التميمي

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Legal status as of 20 October 2026

Conviction quashed

A conviction later overturned.

What the documents say

Detained with the chairman on 12 April 2012 under Article 340 of the Penal Code and released on bail of IQD 15 million on 14 April, according to the spokesman of the judiciary. Given a suspended one-year sentence by the Rusafa criminal court on 28 August 2012, which the federal appeals court cancelled on 16 October 2012, according to the chairman's statements to AFP. Neither ruling was published.

Kind: Person
Roles: Member of the board of commissioners, Independent High Electoral Commission

Cases

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Cases
Case	Role	Status in this case	Detail	As of
Independent High Electoral Commission: chairman Faraj al-Haidari and commissioners Karim al-Tamimi and Osama al-Ani detained, given suspended sentences and cleared on appeal (2012)	Member of the board of commissioners, Independent High Electoral Commission	Conviction quashed	Detained with the chairman on 12 April 2012 under Article 340 of the Penal Code and released on bail of IQD 15 million on 14 April, according to the spokesman of the judiciary. Given a suspended one-year sentence by the Rusafa criminal court on 28 August 2012, which the federal appeals court cancelled on 16 October 2012, according to the chairman's statements to AFP. Neither ruling was published.	19 October 2026

Dated events

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12 April 2012
ArrestedDetained under Article 340
14 April 2012
Released on bailReleased on bail of IQD 15 million
28 August 2012
Convicted (reported)Suspended one-year sentence
16 October 2012
Conviction quashedVerdict cancelled on appeal

Documents

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Alsumaria News12 April 2012Press reportTier D
حنان الفتلاوي تكشف عن توقيف فرج الحيدري وكريم التميمي بتهمة الفساد
تم توقيف رئيس المفوضية العليا للانتخابات فرج الحيدري وعضو مجلس المفوضين كريم التميمي، على خلفية إحدى قضايا فساد أثيرت في استجواب المفوضية
Case: Independent High Electoral Commission: chairman Faraj al-Haidari and commissioners Karim al-Tamimi and Osama al-Ani detained, given suspended sentences and cleared on appeal (2012)
Original address
Al-Mada (spokesman of the Supreme Judicial Council)15 April 2012Official statement reported by the mediaTier B
فرج الحيدري لـ(المدى): النزاهة حوّلت الملف إلى القضاء بضغط سياسي
لقد تم إطلاق سراح الحيدري وعضو المفوضية كريم التميمي بكفالة قدرها 15 مليون دينار لكل منهما، وستتم محاكمتهما بعد اكتمال الإجراءات التحقيقية
Case: Independent High Electoral Commission: chairman Faraj al-Haidari and commissioners Karim al-Tamimi and Osama al-Ani detained, given suspended sentences and cleared on appeal (2012)
Original address
SpaceWar (AFP)28 August 2012Press reportTier D
Iraq election chief gets prison sentence for graft
"Sentence was issued against me, Mr. Karim al-Tamimi and Mr. Osama al-Ani, of one-year suspended prison terms," Haidari told AFP by telephone.
Case: Independent High Electoral Commission: chairman Faraj al-Haidari and commissioners Karim al-Tamimi and Osama al-Ani detained, given suspended sentences and cleared on appeal (2012)
Original address
The Peninsula (AFP)16 October 2012Press reportTier D
Iraq ex-electoral chief says cleared of graft
Iraq's former electoral chief Faraj al-Haidari said an appeals court on Tuesday reversed a corruption conviction and one-year prison sentence against him and two other senior officials.
Case: Independent High Electoral Commission: chairman Faraj al-Haidari and commissioners Karim al-Tamimi and Osama al-Ani detained, given suspended sentences and cleared on appeal (2012)
Original address

Articles

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12 April 2012
حنان الفتلاوي تكشف عن توقيف فرج الحيدري وكريم التميمي بتهمة الفسادAlsumaria